Component Slide Assembly

1. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an access opening; an arm having a distal end portion coupled to said chassis and a proximal end portion spaced from said distal end portion; a modular component coupled to said proximal end portion of said arm and configured for insertion into said chassis along an insertion axis, wherein said arm is configured to facilitate displacement of said modular component along said insertion axis and movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, thereby at least partially facilitating access to said chassis through said access opening; a cam surface defined by said chassis; and, a cam follower defined by said chassis and said arm, wherein said cam surface and said cam follower are configured to facilitate said displacement and movement of said modular component.

2. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 1 , said cam follower being provided on said arm.

3. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 1 , said insertion axis being substantially perpendicular to said opening of said chassis.

4. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 1 , further comprising a mounting bracket positioned within an interior of said chassis adjacent said opening of said chassis.

5. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 4 , said mounting bracket defining said cam surface.

6. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an access opening; an arm having a distal end portion coupled to said chassis and a proximal end portion spaced from said distal end portion; a modular component coupled to said proximal end portion of said arm and configured for insertion into said chassis along an insertion axis, wherein said arm is configured to facilitate displacement of said modular component along said insertion axis and movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, thereby at least partially facilitating access to said chassis through said access opening; a cam surface; and, a cam follower defined by said chassis and said arm, wherein said cam surface and said cam follower are configured to facilitate said displacement and movement of said modular component said cam follower further defining a pivot axis about which the orientation of said arm is pivotable with respect to said chassis.

7. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an access opening; an arm having a distal end portion coupled to said chassis and a proximal end portion spaced from said distal end portion; and, a modular component coupled to said proximal end portion of said arm and configured for insertion into said chassis along an insertion axis, said modular component being pivotably coupled to said arm form rotation about a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to said insertion axis of said chassis said rotation of said modular component about said rotation axis facilitating rotational movement of said modular component away from said insertion axis, thereby at least partially facilitating access to said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis; said arm being configured to facilitate displacement of said modular component along said insertion axis and movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, thereby at least partially facilitating access to said chassis through said access opening.

8. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an access opening; an arm having a distal end portion coupled to said chassis and a proximal end portion pivotably coupled to said distal end portion; a modular component coupled to said proximal end portion of said arm and configured for insertion into said chassis along an insertion axis; said arm being configured to facilitate displacement of said modular component along said insertion axis and movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, thereby at least partially facilitating access to said chassis through said access opening.

9. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 8 , said distal segment of said arm being pivotably coupled to said chassis and said proximal segment of said arm being pivotally coupled to said modular component.

10. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 9 , said arm further comprising a stop positioned to limit the rotation of said distal segment of said arm with respect to said proximal segment of said arm, thereby limiting the extension of said proximal end portion of said arm with respect to said chassis.

11. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an interior and an opening for access to said interior, said chassis defining an insertion axis extending substantially perpendicular to said opening; at least one mounting bracket positioned within said interior of said chassis adjacent said opening of said chassis, said mounting bracket defining a cam; an arm coupled to said mounting bracket, said arm comprising a cam follower positioned adjacent a surface of said cam of said mounting bracket, said cam follower of said arm defining a pivot axis about which the orientation of said arm is pivotable with respect to said mounting bracket; a modular component configured for insertion into said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis, said modular component being pivotally coupled to said arm for rotation about a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to said insertion axis of said chassis; said cam follower of said arm being configured to facilitate movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, and said rotation of said modular component about said rotation axis extending rotational movement of said modular component away from said insertion axis, thereby facilitating access to said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis.

12. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 11 , said cam of said mounting bracket hang a proximal surface portion extending at an angle to said insertion axis.

13. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 12 , said proximal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket being configured to facilitate movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis.

14. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 12 , said arm having an extended position with said cam follower adjacent said proximal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket.

15. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 14 , said modular component having a removed position outside said interior of said chassis with said arm in said extended position.

16. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 11 , said cam of said mounting bracket having a distal surface portion extending substantially parallel to said insertion axis.

17. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 16 , said am having a retracted position with said cam follower adjacent said distal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket.

18. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 17 , said modular component having an installed position at least partially within said interior of said chassis with said arm in said retracted position.

19. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 11 , comprising a plurality of mounting brackets.

20. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 19 , comprising a plurality of arms, one of said arms being coupled to each of said mounting brackets.

21. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 11 , said modular component comprising a looking bracket pivotally coupled to said arm for rotation about said rotation axis, said locking bracket being configured to selectively lock the position of said modular component with respect to said arm to prevent said rotational movement.

22. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 11 , said mounting bracket defining a slot forming said cam, said cam follower of said arm extending through said slot of said mounting bracket.

23. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an interior and an opening for access to said interior, said chassis defining an insertion axis extending substantially perpendicular to said opening; at least one mounting bracket positioned within said interior of said chassis adjacent said opening of said chassis, said mounting bracket defining a cam having a proximal surface portion extending at an angle to said insertion axis; an arm coupled to said mounting bracket, said arm comprising a cam follower positioned adjacent said cam of said mounting bracket, and said arm having an extended position with said cam follower adjacent said proximal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket, said cam follower of said arm defining a pivot axis about which the orientation of said arm is pivotable with respect to said mounting bracket; a modular component configured for insertion into said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis, said modular component being pivotally coupled to said arm for rotation about a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to said insertion axis of said chassis, said modular component having a removed position outside said interior of said chassis with said arm in said extended position; and said cam follower of said arm and said proximal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket being configured to facilitate movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, and said rotation of said modular component about said rotation axis facilitating rotational movement of said modular component away from said insertion axis, thereby facilitating access to said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis.

24. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 23 , said cam of said mounting bracket having a distal surface portion extending substantially parallel to said insertion axis.

25. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 23 , said arm having a retracted position with said cam follower adjacent said distal surface portion of said cam of said mounting bracket.

26. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 25 , said modular component having an installed position at least partially within said interior of said chassis with said arm in said retracted position.

27. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 23 , comprising a plurality of mounting brackets.

28. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 27 , comprising a plurality of arms, one of said arms being coupled to each of said mounting brackets.

29. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 23 , said modular component comprising a looking bracket pivotally coupled to said arm for rotation about said rotation axis, said locking bracket being configured to selectively look the position of said modular component with respect to said arm to prevent said rotational movement.

30. The modular chassis assembly recited in claim 23 , said mounting bracket defining a slot forming said cam, said cam follower of said arm extending through said slot of said mounting bracket.

31. A modular chassis assembly comprising: a chassis defining an interior and an opening for access to said interior, said chassis defining an insertion axis extending substantially perpendicular to said opening; mounting brackets positioned within said interior of said chassis adjacent said opening of said chassis, each of said mounting brackets defining a cam having a distal surface portion extending substantially parallel to said insertion axis and a proximal surface portion extending at an angle to said insertion axis; an arm coupled to each of said mounting brackets, each of said arms comprising a cam follower positioned adjacent said cam of one of said mounting brackets, and each of said arms having a retracted position with said cam follower adjacent said distal surface portion of said cam of one of said mounting brackets and an extended position with said cam follower adjacent said proximal surface portion of said cam of one of said mounting brackets, said cam follower of each of said arms defining a pivot axis about which the orientations of said arms are pivotable with respect to said mounting brackets; a modular component configured for insertion into said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis, said modular component being pivotally coupled to said arms for rotation about a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to said insertion axis of said chassis; said modular component having an installed position at least partially within said interior of said chassis with said arms in said retracted position, and said modular component having a removed position outside said interior of said chassis with said arms in said extended position; and said cam follower of each of said arms being configured to facilitate movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, said proximal surface portion of said cam of each of said mounting brackets being configured to facilitate movement of said modular component at an angle to said insertion axis, and said rotation of said modular component about said rotation axis facilitating rotation of said modular component away from said insertion axis, thereby facilitating access to said interior of said chassis through said opening of said chassis.